Premiere Watch: Bait, Kokdu: Season of Deity

by missvictrix

This weekend we have a crime thriller marking Jang Geun-seok’s return to dramaland (which also stars Heo Sung-tae, who never left), and a fantasy rom-com that’s high on humor and hijinks.

Bait

Time slot: Fridays
Broadcaster: Coupang Play
Genre: Crime, thriller
Episode count: 6 (Part 1)

Reasons to watch: Jang Geun-seok returns to dramaland as a lawyer turned detective who finds himself dealing with a not-so-dead financial criminal and evil genius mastermind (naturally, Heo Sung-tae). The setup is completely familiar, but I think the drama has potential to come alive with this very cool casting — and with the story in the hands of the PD from Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area and The Guest. Lee Elijah hasn’t gotten as much of the spotlight as our two leads, but she plays a reporter who also gets involved with the case. Sadly (again), the drama has been split into two parts, with the first six episodes coming first, and the final half coming at a later time.

TL;DR: Jang Geun-seok vs. Heo Sung-tae: bring it on!

Kokdu: Season of Deity

Time slot: Friday-Saturday
Broadcaster: MBC
Genre: Fantasy, rom-com
Episode count: 16

Reasons to watch: The expectations are high for this one, because it’s so ripe for hilarious hijinks and fun heart-stopping moments. I have no doubt that our leads — Kim Jung-hyun and Im Soo-hyang — will be able to pull off the comedy and chemistry required here. The question, then, is if the script will be tight enough to hold up the drama’s premise: a grim reaper returns to earth and finds himself not only playing a doctor, but getting entangled with one too.

TL;DR: Kim Jung-hyun is a grim reaper who’s confronted with a perplexing human female in the form of Im Soo-hyang

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Premiere Watch: Bait, Kokdu: Season of Deity